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Atatürk
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emre Balaban took the kick off in the first half of the match. Şerif Öksüz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henry de Vries having to interfere. Alican Nefi hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in NİĞDE FK's zone, Leonard Billström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ubaldo Abalos came out of the goal and Leonard Billström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Henry de Vries showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Azim Özkutsal, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean Oliva in the 18th minute of play forced Birvan Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Henry de Vries to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emre Balaban in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henry de Vries prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Birvan Spor Kulübü's Vecdi Sulasi got a free kick in the 20th minute. Henry de Vries made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emre Balaban in the 21st minute of play. Ubaldo Abalos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Suphi Verim showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 25 minute of play. Suphi Verim had several of the NİĞDE FK's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 30 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Ubaldo Abalos as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 35th minute, NİĞDE FK's Alican Nefi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alican Nefi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of NİĞDE FK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alican Nefi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 34 minutes into the game, one of NİĞDE FK:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. NİĞDE FK:s Ubaldo Abalos showed great skill when he stopped Yüksel Refah:s penalty. Suphi Verim's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 38thth minute, Ubaldo Abalos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 40 minutes into the game, NİĞDE FK's Emre Balaban nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henry de Vries made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Henry de Vries showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emre Balaban in the 45th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Yüksel Refah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ubaldo Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yüksel Refah in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute of the match Birvan Spor Kulübü got a corner. NİĞDE FK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leonard Billström ran over to the corner to take the kick. Şerif Öksüz thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Ubaldo Abalos, a very annoying self made goal in the 54th minute which led to 3-2. Suphi Verim took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ubaldo Abalos. Ubaldo Abalos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Emre Balaban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henry de Vries having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, NİĞDE FK's goal looked a bit too open when Yüksel Refah came free, but Ubaldo Abalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute, Yüksel Refah left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Birvan Spor Kulübü fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. Birvan Spor Kulübü's Ahmet Çağrı Sanay was substituted for Vecdi Sulasi. Birvan Spor Kulübü's Abdulbaki Osmanoğlu was substituted for Ciprian Mârza. After a rather tough play, NİĞDE FK's Şerif Öksüz got a free kick in the 75th minute. The audience was convinced that Suphi Verim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ubaldo Abalos was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. In the 79th minute, Şerif Öksüz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Çağrı Sanay hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emre Balaban in the 81st minute of play forced Birvan Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Henry de Vries to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ubaldo Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Suphi Verim in the 83rd minute of play. When Emre Balaban fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NİĞDE FK's protests and gave Emre Balaban a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th minute, Emre Balaban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yüksel Refah in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ubaldo Abalos saved NİĞDE FK from getting behind. A collision led to NİĞDE FK getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Jean Oliva hit a great ball. 95 minutes into the game, Yüksel Refah cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-2. Ubaldo Abalos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Birvan Spor Kulübü fans cheered their team off the field, for while NİĞDE FK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.